League of Nations
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noun
an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919): dissolved April 1946.
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British Dictionary definitions for League of Nations
League of Nations
noun
an international association of states founded in 1920 with the aim of preserving world peace: dissolved in 1946
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Cultural definitions for League of Nations
League of Nations
An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. The League, the forerunner of the United Nations, brought about much international cooperation on health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like. It was too weak, however, to prevent the great powers from going to war in 1939.
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